fluent/fluentd · error · ArgumentError

#{self.name}: description specified twice for #{name}

Error message

#{self.name}: description specified twice for #{name}

What it means

Error "#{self.name}: description specified twice for #{name}" thrown in fluent/fluentd.

Source

Thrown at lib/fluent/config/configure_proxy.rb:345

        name
      end

      def config_set_default(name, defval)
        name = name.to_sym

        if @defaults.has_key?(name)
          raise ArgumentError, "#{self.name}: default value specified twice for #{name}"
        end

        @defaults[name] = defval
        nil
      end

      def config_set_desc(name, description)
        name = name.to_sym

        if @descriptions.has_key?(name)
          raise ArgumentError, "#{self.name}: description specified twice for #{name}"
        end

        @descriptions[name] = description
        nil
      end

      def desc(description)
        @current_description = description
      end

      def config_section(name, **kwargs, &block)
        unless block_given?
          raise ArgumentError, "#{name}: config_section requires block parameter"
        end
        name = name.to_sym

        sub_proxy = ConfigureProxy.new(name, type_lookup: @type_lookup, **kwargs)
        sub_proxy.instance_exec(&block)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/fluent/config/configure_proxy.rb:345 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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